Truck Drives Into Crowd at Bastille Day Celebration in Nice, France

Published July 14, 2016•Updated on July 18, 2016 at 12:58 pm

Several dozen people are confirmed dead after a truck driver plowed through the crowd at a Bastille Day celebration in Nice, France, on July 14, 2016.

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French President Francois Hollande and his Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, left, take part in a minute's silence at the Interior Ministry in Paris, in tribute to the victims of the Nice truck attack, Monday, July 18, 2016.

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People observe a minute of silence on the famed Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, to honor the victims of an attack near the area where a truck mowed through revelers, Monday, July 18, 2016.

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People comfort each other at a makeshift memorial to honor the victims of an attack near the area where a truck mowed through revelers on the famed Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, on July 17, 2016.

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French soldiers patrol on the famed Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, three days after a truck mowed through revelers on July 17, 2016.

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EMPTY_CAPTION"Assassin" is written on the asphalt on the place where the slain attacker was stopped by police on the famed Promenade des Anglais, three days after the truck mowed through revelers, in Nice, southern France, on July 17, 2016.

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Mourners gather on the famed Promenade des Anglais in Nice, southern France, three days after a truck mowed through revelers on July 17, 2016.

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Members of the French community hold a vigil in Sydney, Australia, on July 15, 2016. A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day on July 14, 2016, in the French Riviera city of Nice, in what President Francois Hollande called a "terrorist" attack.

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A member of the French community holds up a candle and a national flag during a vigil in Sydney, Australia on July 15, 2016.

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Police officers, firefighters and rescue workers are seen at the site of an attack on July 15, 2016. On Friday, the truck was still parked where police bullets stopped the driver in a hail of bullets.

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A member of the French community holds a candle during a vigil in Bangkok on July 15, 2016.

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French soldiers stand guard in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016. Papers in the truck identified the driver as a French-Tunisian man.

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French police forces and forensic officers stand next to a truck in the early morning July 15, 2016, that ran into a crowd celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, on the evening of July 14. The day is France's equivalent of July 4 in the United States.

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Rescue workers help an injured woman to get in a ambulance on July 15, 2016, after a truck drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display in the French Riviera city of Nice.

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People cross the street with their hands on their heads as a French soldier secures the area July 15, 2016,in Nice, France. A day later, the normally crowded promenade was empty.

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Police officers seal off the area where a truck ran through a crowd of revelers in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.

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Police officers and a soldier stand by a sealed off area in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.

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People hug each other in Nice, France on July 15, 2016. The French president, Francois Hollande, declared three days of national mourning.

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Police officers and rescue workers stand near a truck that authorities and witnesses said plowed into a crowd after a fireworks display in the French city of Nice on Thursday, July 14, 2016.

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Police officers and rescue workers arrive at the scene of a deadly incident in Nice, France, on Thursday, July 14, 2016.

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A still frame from a video apparently shows people running in the street at the entrance of the old city in Nice, France on July 14, 2016. Local reports indicated a truck ran into a crowd watching a fireworks display.

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Police officers stand near a van that authorities and witnesses plowed into a crowd leaving a fireworks display in the French Riviera city of Nice on Thursday, July 14, 2016.

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Police officers speak with a soldier in Nice in the wake of a deadly incident on Thursday, July 14, 2016.

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Police officers and firefighters arrive near the site of a deadly incident on Thursday, July 14, 2016, in the French Riviera city of Nice.

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In this photo released by French authorities, French President François Hollande met with Prime Minister Manuel Valls regarding the situation in Nice, France.

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A man walks with his hands up as police officers carry out checks on people in Nice, France on July 14, 2016.

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In this Twitter video grab provided by Harp Detective on Thursday July 14, 2016, people run out from the scene after a truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who’d gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice.

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A helicopter flies over emergency responders and police in Nice, France on July 14, 2016.

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A soldier stands guard in Nice, France on July 14, 2016.

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Police officers carry out checks on vehicles in the center of Nice, France, after a van drove into a crowd watching a fireworks display on July 14, 2016.

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An ambulance and police officers are seen after a truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who had gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice, southern France, Friday, July 15, 2016.

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Bodies are seen on the ground on July 15, 2016, after a deadly attack on Bastille Day in Nice, France.

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Bodies are seen on the ground July 15, 2016 after dozens were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday July 14.

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A body is seen on the ground July 15, 2016, after a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday July 14. Editor's note: This image has been blurred to obscure the face of the victim.